just got my hr...syncro

load restraint course is what it sounds like. loading and unloading safely and correct tie down procedures. it wasn't covered at all when i did my hr oe mc licence, so i just think it'll be something that will help me get a job. and i'd like it for my own info. i've found so far that on the job training has been minimal at best in the 3 driving jobs i've had. i want to know for my own peace of mind that i at least have the basic knowledge to make sure a load doesn't end up all over the road or that i don't lose control of the truck cos i've distributed the weight of the load wrongly or something.

age shouldn't be a barrier to doing a traineeship. if you ever get knocked back for something that because of age, you have a clear case for a discrimination action. there is a cert 3 in road transport, but i can't find any west aussie reference to it.

 

Hey you Pommie me old mate sorry i didn't read all the other posts all i can suggest is to try what i did, when i first started out with very little experience sign up with one of the Temp agencies like Labourforce, Able Placements etc etc the ones that deal mainly with transport companies so if some of the bigger companies need a tempery driver you drive with them for a day they get to see you working ablity and will hire you more frequently back in 2000 in Sydney just before the Olympics i did just that i was with Able Placements they used to send me over to the Linfox depot the did the Formica partical board deliveries the management there liked me so i pretty much got a regular job with them once you get the weeks or years up then you get a referance or referal from them and it should be smooth sailing for that point. i've never had any problem getting a job driving

 

been meaning to ask pommie ... why did you go with a synchro licence rather than open? i gotta tell ya, i was really glad i went for open hr, cos it would have made getting mc so much harder if i'd had to worry about learning how to double clutch and stuff, as well as handle the trailers.

 

yeah, the non-synchro is the road ranger. it just gives you more options, is all. if you had some spare dollars you could go back and do it. my tractor delivery job was in a 10 speed non-synchro. if you've got your non-synchro already when you go for you hc or mc, you can even do that in an auto.

starting as a yardman might be a good way to go. if they see that you're willing to work hard and are dedicated to getting any and all experience, you've got much more chance of getting on the road. and you'd probably get some time behind the wheel in the yard, just moving trucks around and stuff. don't give up. if it's what you really want to do, you need to stick to your guns and just keep trying. and it's always better to go into a place in person than just call. get your resume done up and drop it in at as many places as possible.

gawd, listen to me, giving advice on finding a job when all i'm doing at the moment is a junk mail round